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Intracultural Profile Activity:
Aim:
For students to create an ‘intracultural’ profile of themselves, which shows thedifferent cultural influences on their lives. Cultural influences could be languages,places lived, travel, family background, school etc. Students then display their profilesand the class moves around to look at each other’s work. This is a great activity with aclass of students who don’t know each other, but works really well with students whoalready know each other well because it is highly likely they will learn new thingsabout their classmates.
Materials:
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butcher’s paper or A3 paper
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textas and/or coloured pencils/pens/crayons etc
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body parts!
Process:
1. Students trace the profile of their head on to the paper either by creating a shadowonto the paper or perhaps by lying on it and getting a friend to trace around them. If the paper is smaller students could trace any other part of their body they choose to,or draw free hand a representation of their head. It doesn’t really matter which bodypart, as long as it is a shape that represents them, and is big enough to draw inside of.2. Students then answer the questions on the given sheet by adding the informationto the space inside the body part they just traced. They can use words or pictures or acombination. Encourage students to use various colours and words/pictures can alsobe in varying sizes depending on their importance. You could also have requirementssuch as putting the most important things at the top, or using a favourite colour forthe things you think people may not know etc. Students can also add any informationto the profile that may not have been covered by the questions. The questions arereally set as a prompt, not as an exhaustive list of things to be included. Studentsshould also be reassured that they don’t HAVE to include ALL of the information in thequestions if they don’t feel comfortable doing so.3. Students then place their finished profiles on the wall or flat on the floor (anywherethat allows the rest of the class to wander past and see clearly) and then walk aroundlooking carefully at everyone else’s profiles.4. As a class discuss one or two things each student has learned about someone else.Alternatively, you could get each student to actually present their profile briefly whichgives them a voice to explain exactly what they have created and why. Although if youhave parameters such as put the most important information at the top, then thisshould lessen the need for individual explanation of profiles.
Possible Discussion Questions:
 These questions are in no given order and can be asked before or after completing theprofile.
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What is culture?
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What could intracultural mean?
 
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What culture are you from? How does that impact on your everyday life?
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How many cultures are you influences by?
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Why is important to be aware of people’s cultural influences?
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How can cultural influences, whatever they may be, impact on your school life?
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How could your culture impact on those around you?
Variations:
 This activity can be varied anyway you like – the questions, the format of presentationetc but here are some ideas: The question sheet can of course be varied to include many different questions,particularly subject specific ones – such as ‘Why did you choose History?’ That thenmay give the student the opportunity to share an experience they have had thatencouraged them to choose a subject. This activity could easily be done in digital format with a range of tools – addingimages and words to PowerPoint or Keynote, collecting a series of Creative Commonsimages and putting them into a collection on a blog or photosharing site likeFlickr.com, creating an avatar with one of the many avatar sites and addingaccessories and a written description etc.For the pen and paper version, you could use sticky notes for kids to write their infoon and then stick to the page, or any other bit of fun stationary.Students can be given the choice to present their profile anyway they like – poster,photo story, model, diagram and can be encouraged to use different languages.
 
Intracultural Profile Activity Question Sheet:
 The aim of this activity is to create an intracultural profile about yourself to show toyour classmates. ‘Intracultural’ means all the different cultural influences that makeyou you. Answer the following questions and then complete the activity outlined atthe bottom of the page.1Name2Where were you born?3Where were your parents born?4Where did you grow up?5Where did you go to primaryschool?6Where have you been to secondaryschool so far?7Which language(s) do you use fordaily (or regular) communication?(speaking and writing)8Which language(s) to you use fordaily/regular interaction? (listeningand reading)9How would you describe yournationality? Why?10What parts of Australian cultureinfluence or play a role in your life?11Which of these are important toyou?12What parts of the culture of theother language(s) you use regularlyinfluence or play a role in your life?13Which of these are important toyou?14How do you feel about learningand/or using languages other thanEnglish? What do you think hasinfluenced your opinions?15What cultural (or otherwise)influences have impacted on yourchoice to study this subject? Whatdo you expect to gain from studyingit?Use the information you have collected about yourself above and show us yourcultural and linguistic world visually. Don’t write out the sentence answers, usepictures and single words to create your profile. When you have finished, findsomewhere to display your profile and then look at your classmates’ profiles.
Idea - take a piece of A3 paper and trace a profile of your head, or another part of you(hand/ & arm, foot, leg) or simply draw a representation of yourself.
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